chemical engineer
Chemical engineers design and develop large-scale chemical and physical production processes and are involved in the entire industrial process required for transforming raw materials into products.
Also called: chemical engineering specialist, water purification chemical engineer, chemical technology engineering adviser, chemical technology engineer, chemical technology engineering expert, chemical engineering expert, ceramics chemical engineer, chemical technology engineering consultant
- 18
- essential skills
- 88
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2145
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
18- adjust engineering designs
- analytical chemistry
- apply health and safety standards
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- chemistry
- develop components separation processes
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- forecast organisational risks
- green chemistry
- materials engineering
- oxidation
- perform chemical experiments
- perform scientific research
- spectroscopy
- test chemical samples
- work with chemicals
Optional skills
88- advise on pollution prevention
- advise on waste management procedures
- analyse production processes for improvement
- analyse test data
- assess hydrogen production technologies
- assess the feasibility of implementing developments
- basic chemicals
- biological chemistry
- biology
- chemical preservation
- composite materials
- computer engineering
- conduct public presentations
- contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products
- create solutions to problems
- define quality standards
- design optical systems
- design pharmaceutical manufacturing systems
- design principles
- design prototypes
- develop chemical products
- develop material testing procedures
- develop pharmaceutical drugs
- draft design specifications
- drug administration regulations
- electrical engineering
- electrical instrumentation engineering
- electricity
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- establish collaborative relations
- evaluate pharmaceutical manufacturing process
- examine engineering principles
- examine samples in dermatology
- execute feasibility study on hydrogen
- explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients
- good manufacturing practices
- human physiology
- improve chemical processes
- industrial software
- integrate new products in manufacturing
- intellectual property law
- laboratory techniques
- manage chemical testing procedures
- manage pharmaceutical production facilities construction
- manufacturing processes
- material mechanics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- microbiology-bacteriology
- monitor plant production
- nanotechnology
- optical engineering
- packaging engineering
- perform laboratory tests
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmaceutical drug development
- pharmaceutical industry
- pharmaceutical legislation
- pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems
- pharmaceutical technology
- pharmacology
- pharmacovigilance legislation
- physics
- pollution legislation
- properties of textile materials
- provide information on hydrogen
- provide technical expertise
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality standards
- record test data
- safety engineering
- semiconductors
- software architecture models
- supply chain management
- test materials
- test pharmaceutical process
- test production input materials
- thermoplastic materials
- toxicology
- types of metal
- types of packaging materials
- types of plastic
- use CAD software
- use chemical analysis equipment
- use technical drawing software
- write batch record documentation
- write technical reports
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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